badalone

Italian

Etymology

Probably from badiale (“abbatial”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix), with influence of the verb badare (“to look after”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.daˈlo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: ba‧da‧ló‧ne

Noun

badalone m (plural badaloni)

1. sort of large bookrest situated in the choir of a church

Further reading

• badalóne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana